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==How to Find the Records==
==Resources==
 
===Online Resources===
===Online Collections===
*'''1524-1800''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20728/switzerland-zurich-marriages-1524-1800?s=275764761 Switzerland, Zurich Marriages, 1524-1800] at MyHeritage ($)
 
* '''1532-1910''': {{RecordSearch|1520589| Switzerland, Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30093/switzerland-marriages-1532-1910?s=218489221 MyHeritage]'' ($); ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60174 Ancestry]'' ($)
* '''1532-1910''': {{RecordSearch|1520589| Switzerland, Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30093/switzerland-marriages-1532-1910?s=218489221 MyHeritage]'' ($); ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60174 Ancestry]'' ($)
* '''1613-1875''': {{RecordSearch|1520590| Switzerland Burials}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30094/switzerland-burials-1613-1875?s=218489221 MyHeritage]'' ($), ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60172 Ancestry]'' ($)
* '''1613-1875''': {{RecordSearch|1520590| Switzerland Burials}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30094/switzerland-burials-1613-1875?s=218489221 MyHeritage]'' ($), ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60172 Ancestry]'' ($)
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Contact information for civil registration offices can also be found on the individual parish pages in the FamilySearch Wiki.
Contact information for civil registration offices can also be found on the individual parish pages in the FamilySearch Wiki.


==Historical Background==
==Background==


Civil registration (''Zivilstand / état civil / stato civile'') is the government record of births, marriages, and deaths. These civil registers are kept by the local civil registration office (''Zivilstandsamt / service de l'état civil / ufficio dello stato civile'') of each political community. Beginning on January 1, 1876, the civil registration office kept two separate sets of books: '''A-registers''' (records of births, marriages, and deaths occurring in the community regardless of citizenship) and '''B-registers''' (births, marriages, and deaths of citizens of the community that occurred outside the community). In 1928, the B-registers were discontinued and officially replaced by family registers (''Familienregister / registres des familles / registro delle famiglie'') kept by the civil registrar, though in most places these were already being kept.
Civil registration (''Zivilstand / état civil / stato civile'') is the government record of births, marriages, and deaths. These civil registers are kept by the local civil registration office (''Zivilstandsamt / service de l'état civil / ufficio dello stato civile'') of each political community. Beginning on January 1, 1876, the civil registration office kept two separate sets of books: '''A-registers''' (records of births, marriages, and deaths occurring in the community regardless of citizenship) and '''B-registers''' (births, marriages, and deaths of citizens of the community that occurred outside the community). In 1928, the B-registers were discontinued and officially replaced by family registers (''Familienregister / registres des familles / registro delle famiglie'') kept by the civil registrar, though in most places these were already being kept.
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